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Sarah Betancourt Associated Press Published 11:51 p.m. UTC Jul 11, 2018 Boston – Northeastern University students yelled “ICE has got to go,” while marching through the school’s quad and demanded officials cancel a multimillion-dollar research contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The protest and march Wednesday was attended by students, faculty and community members. They insist having any kind of contract with ICE is “irresponsible and immoral.” Federal spending data shows that Northeastern has received $2.7 million from ICE over the last two years. The potential award amount is listed at over $7.7 million over an almost five-year period. Northeastern said the grant isn’t funding research that has anything to do with immigration enforcement. Law professor Brook Baker, who watched protesters, said “there’s a serious question raised over whether the university should be receiving research funds from ICE, … [Read more...] about ICE contract draws Boston protesters

Fernando Carrillo, left, hugs his daughter Isabella Carrillo ,15, as he stands with his wife Lourdes Barraza, right, before entering ICE offices for an appointment on Tuesday, May 1, 2018, in San Francisco, Calif. Carrillo, who was detained for months by ICE and later released feared that he would be detained again at his meeting. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group) Fernando Carrillo looks for his identification before entering ICE offices with his family and supporters on Tuesday, May 1, 2018, in San Francisco, Calif. Carrillo, who was detained for months by ICE and later released feared that he would be detained again at his meeting. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group) Sound The gallery will resume inseconds Fernando Carrillo, second from right, gathers with his family and a group of supporters before entering ICE offices for an appointment on Tuesday, May 1, 2018, in San Francisco, Calif. Carrillo, who was detained for months by ICE and later released feared that he … [Read more...] about Freed from ICE detention last month, San Jose resident still faces deportation

A Burger King restaurant in Casselberry was shut down for a day last week when a health inspector found dozens of rodent droppings.Inspection records from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation show that the restaurant at 1477 S.R. 436 was one of four eateries closed last week by inspectors.The Burger King tallied 14 violations, inspection records show, including evidence of rodent activity.“5 semi-hard next to kitchen ice machine, 4 hard around drink reach in cooler, approximately 50 hard and semi-hard droppings in dry storage room inside opened box with single service items, on top of unopened boxes and on the floor,” the report from April 24 said.There were other violations handed out for dirty conditions, an employee wearing a watch while preparing food and an employee’s food in the walk-in cooler.The Burger King reopened the following day, but not before failing another inspection.Burger King did not respond to a request for comment.El … [Read more...] about Local Burger King shut down with rodent droppings

Melia Robinson, provided by Published 2:04 pm, Tuesday, May 1, 2018 ZeroCater ZeroCater, a startup based in San Francisco, takes care of the logistics of office catering for companies including Salesforce, BuzzFeed, and Fandango. Before he became ZeroCater's CEO and founder, Arram Sabeti sold his car and moved to San Francisco with the single goal of starting a company. A job as an office manager showed Sabeti that catering is the most stressful part of office operations, which sparked the idea for ZeroCater. The company just announced it's raised $12 million in a Series B round of funding and is eyeing a national expansion in 2018. ZeroCater, a startup based in San Francisco, makes lunch magically appear at startups and corporate campuses from Los Angeles to New York. It takes care of the logistics of office catering by being the middleman between customers and its network of over 500 restaurants. Recommended Video: Now Playing: Why take one when you can have 20?! … [Read more...] about This founder went from scooping ice cream to running a $250 million startup that caters lunch for Salesforce, BuzzFeed, and Fandango — here’s how he did it